Ice out of Ponds?

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Black Mtn Pond (Sandwich) was clear of ice 2 weekends ago. I saw a report that Black Pond (Pemi) was ice free as well.
 
I thought this was going to be a thread about ice cut into blocks and sold for refrigeration, for which purpose a number of artificial ponds were created - Chandler's Pond in Boston for example.

Anyway, I hiked Welch & Dickey today, and it rained all day. Virtually all the snow and ice is gone - I could have made about six snowballs if I hunted around a while near the peaks. The forecast is for more rain all week, then rising temperatures. Some of the rain will fall as snow above 5,000 feet or so, but I would be very surprised if any pond other than Lakes of the Clouds is still frozen.
 
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